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Thanks Dave. My usual protective treatment of a good sand blast, two or three coats of red oxide, followed by three of four coats of OD are not really applicable in this instance... Regards Ken

This should really be in the 'i am stupid' section,but on the basis that the really stupid questions are the ones which you never ask... Jack has come in to the posession of a post war USAF type (British made) sheep skin jacket. Made by CIRRUS and of type 'USAF'. If it was leather, i'd be putting some leather treatment onto it, as it is starting to crack in somre areas. Is there anything special required for the treament of sheepskin leather, or can i just use 'ordinary'leather treatment - saddle soap, neats foot oil or something similar? Regards Ken

Looking good Tony. Any updates on the progress of the shed? Ken

They look a bit like the work lights fitted to wreckers - at least they look like the ones fitted to my 969A. Ken

Water heater and stove were going so hot water and a hot plate.....

And as usual, i didn't actually answer the question Degsy. We had probably 1500 people through the 'display' and were out and about in town Fri/Sat/Sun night. I heard nothing about this jeep whilst out and about. Ken

Couple more - first time lighting of the stove led to much foraging, but they don't half belt some heat out when you get them going.

We were there, prked up at Beck Isle Museum. We don't venture out until after dark (to the pub) as the place is heaving during in the day. Sadly (as part of the whole point for me is to let people see the vehicles moving) i don't put any of mine in the 'parade' any more. There are just too many people there and the crowd control is next to 0! We have often had people (members of the public) walking along side during the parade, with prams or wheel chairs, and there are so many people crowded in to the high street that eventually someone is going to fall or be pushed out in to the path of the parade. I don't want one of my drivers, in one of my vehicles, to be the one picking the remains of a member of the public from out of my NDTs! Had i seen this chap, i would certainly have asked him what he was representing and why. The US veterans which we represent i suspect would draw their own conclusions as to the 'appropriateness' of this representation. As i have not had a chance to talk to the owner, i am glad that no images of that particular vehicle made it to our image collection for the weekend, without my having the chance to explain what he was doing and why. See a few of 'us' below.

In US style cardboard carton. Ken

We're going (again). Will be at Beck Isle museum as usuaul, taking the slat, DT wrecker, WC62 and GMC 352 (plus Ben Hur and MBT). Unfortunately neither of the half tracks are mobile at the moment and i'm a feew drivers down...! Ken

A terrible quality piece of film, but we should have a 'quad' off some time. Ken

I had a similar problem on the WC62 a couple of years ago, and after much head scratching, it turned out to be the fuel pump diaphragm..... Ken

Great news Degsy. Looking forward to seeing it out and about. Ken

Just swap the jeep for a command car and see if anyone notices. It'll be too late by then anyway. Ken

A couple of British ones. These are not very clear images to start with but Joyce and Jessie/Lydia. I was looking through this lot for something else when i tripped over these. There are many more images of Brit vehicles with names on, but they are not clear enough to make out the names... Ken

A few more have emerged from the archive.... 1st off, an M14/16 with what an M10 in tow, with the name Ant or Art on the driver's door. It's not very clear on the scan, but it is there.. Next 'Sue' according to the caption handwritten on the back, taken in Normandy 1944. Has the shipping data on the lower windscreen panel. "Pauline" and "Bill" on a Dimaond T 969A wrecker, being worked on by German POWs. Caption reads "German POWs replace GIs. German PWs of the 1300th Labour Service Co regrind and reset the valves on a Diamond T 4-Ton wrecker. These men are utilised by the 3406th MAM Ordnance Co, US seventh Army" - note the position of the horns mounted on a piece of flat steel mounted across the two head lamp guards, the additional mirror arm 'stays' and the spot lights fitted to the two front door hinges. Technically not 'cab art' but interesting i hope none the less. Cry Baby on a rifle stock. Image has the censor's red pen at work, but is of men of the 29th US Inf Div somewhere near St Lo, taken on the 19th July. Captain (later Major) Bob Rawls of 80I - 305E with his jeep "Rita" And last for now. "St Lo France. As a reminder that fighting men on each front are avenging the brutality of Fascists the world over, this self propelled 155mm gun, fighting the Germans on the Normandy front, bears the name Corregidor. The big gun fires its giant shell with a roar of smoke and flame in to the Nazi lines near St Lo". Taken 17thy July '44, passed for publication on 2th July. Ken

"here it is again........" I have a version of the same image with the censor's pen at work (see the red marks on the rhino attachment). Lots of markings on the back, including "out of focus" and that this was in prepartion for the attack on Carentan. And to add another photo to the thread, here's "Carol", again an image editted by someone.... "Carol" on the side of the tank, released for pub 11th July 1944. Interestingly the photo is creditted as having been taken on 11th July and shows US vehicles on the road to St Fromond, Normandy. The Jeep with the crossed out markings is 2 /_\ and the D 1 1/2 is interesting -tome anyway.... Ken

And they have gone to a new home somewhere south of Leeds, this morning. Ken

According to 'The Book' Standard US Military Vehicles, published in 1943, the height of the 3/4T Command car is 81&1/2" which can be reduced to 62&1/4" with the hood down and the windscreen folded down (and 75&1/2" wide by 175&5/8" long). Ken

I've woken up to this. I have a WC4, WC16, WC21, WC53 and a W62.... WC53 is still in the States awaiting shipping (actually it'sbeen waiting for the WC16 top bows and new floor sections to be put in the back to save on shipping which has so far taken 18 months for fabrication)... Only the WC 62 is on the road, the WC16 is up to restored rolling chassis, the WC4 and WC21 are awating their turn in the workshop. Ken

We regularly take vehicles across to France. From my experience, take plenty of tools, hoses, oil lines (the sort of bits that could actually have you very stuck somewhere), jubilee clips, spare petrol hose, oil, water. Do not forget a good jack, chocks and axle stand(s) - you never know where you might actually need to use them, and it could always somewhere which is not flat and solid ground. I would avoid motorways, the main roads are plenty good enough and as said elsewhere, you get to see the real country... High vis jackets, warning triangles, spare bulbs, first aid kit etc are required. I have sorted the OGEL out with no problems, but i know that others have had problems with the 'system'. Just to avoid having to have the conversation, remove jerry cans, axes spades etc which might be stowed on the outside of the vehicles and put them inside - it just saves you having to have the conversation about them. Spare charged batteries for mobiles saved us from a lengthy wait once as well. As said elsewhere, allow plenty of time to get to where ever you are going. I would also recommend an old bed sheet or something similar, that way if you are taking anything apart at the side of the road, put it under whatever you are working on - if that vital set screw inexplicably flies out of you fingers, at least it will end up on the sheet and not lost in the long grass (or short grass and gravel in the case of one of the screws for the half track distributor once)! Ken

Per the above. Qty 5 24v jeep starter motors for sale, £125 each. Ken

Thankyou very much for taking the time to reply Chris, much appreciated. They (all three) are for sale if anybody needs them. I have no idea what they are worth, so make me an offer if they are of interest to anyone. Regards Ken

I have two NOS silencer pipes, marked as manufactured by Burgess and with the number FV503894 stamped in them. The body is 35" long, 5" in diameter. The mating pipes both protrude by 2&3/4" and are 2&1/4" in diameter. Does anyone know what they fit? I have a third one with identical dimensions, apart from the fact that one of the mating pipes is 3&1/4" dia. They are for sale if anyone needs them. Regards Ken

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